Strong Generative Capacity: The Semantics of Linguistic Formalism

by Philip H. Miller

Book Overview

The concept of 'strong generative capacity' (SGC) of a linguistic formalism was introduced by Chomsky in the early sixties in order to characterize descriptive capacity. However, the original definition proposed by Chomsky turned out to be unusable, especially when one wished to compare the SGC of different types of formalisms. This book provides for the first time a rigorous and useful characterization of SGC, defining it as the model theoretic semantics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157586214X
• ISBN13: 9781575862149
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Informat
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"